introduction: periodontitis is an inflammatory disease, for which, scaling and root planning (srp) is the common approach for non-surgical control of inflammation. using lasers is another approach in the first phase of periodontal treatment for control of inflammation. diode laser has some beneficial effects such as acceleration of wound healing, promotion of angiogenesis and augmentation of gr...

background: the association between interleukin‑6 (il‑6) (‑174g/c) gene polymorphisms and level of tissue breakdown and periodontal disease progression is unknown. the present study investigated quantitative parameters of interdental papilla in chronic periodontitis (cp) patients with il‑6 (‑174g/c) gene polymorphisms. materials and methods: sixty gingival samples were studied. after determinat...

background: localized gingival recession can be treated successfully via coronally positioned fl ap (cpf) and additional use of root surface demineralization agents. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of additional use of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (edta) and citric acid as a root conditioner in association with cpf to cover localized buccal gingival recessions. materi...

Idiopathic gingival enlargement is a type of gingival fibromatosis characterized by progressive overgrowth of the gingival tissues.This case report presented the clinical features of a typical idiopathic gingival enlargement which was treated with external bevel gingivactomy. The patient presented with generalized diffuse gingival enlargement involving the maxillary and mandibular arches extend...

Purpose: To evaluate the relevance of the probe test in classifying the gingival biotype and to determine if differences exist between maxillary and mandibular gingival biotypes in the same patient. Materials and Methods: 53 subjects were included. The gingival thickness was evaluated as thick or thin. This evaluation was based on the transparency of the periodontal probe through the gingival m...

AIMS "Gingival recession is a condition reported to occur due to abnormal periodontal anatomy, poor hygiene, excessive occlusal forces, toothbrush abrasion, and even iatrogenic or factitious causes. Though various surgical techniques are available to treat this problem, the most common is the palatal soft tissue autograft. Recently, an acellular dermal matrix allograft (ADMA) has been available...

Background. Sclerostin, a glycoprotein, plays key role in regulating bone mass. In this study, sclerostin levels the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) were assessed patients with Stage III Grade C generalized periodontitis (SIII-GC) and B (SIII-GB). Methods. This cross-sectional study included 30 participants divided equally into three groups: group I (gingival health), II (SIII-GC), Clinical per...

INTRODUCTION Pathogenesis and some characteristics of periodontitis cannot be fully explained by bacterial etiology alone. Herpes viruses may bridge the gap between clinical characteristics and molecular understanding of periodontal destruction. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of health...

Gingival recession is the displacement of the gingival margin apical to the cemento-enamel junction resulting in the exposure of root surface which puts the patient at risk for dentine hypersensitivity, root caries, abrasion/erosion of roots etc. The etiology can be inflammatory periodontal disease, developmental anatomic abnormalities (aberrant frenal attachment, thin bony plate), toothbrush i...

OBJECTIVE Different surgical procedures have been proposed for the treatment of gingival recessions. The goal of this study was to compare the clinical results of gingival recession treatment using Subepithelial Connective Tissue Graft and an Acellular Dermal Matrix Allograft. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study was performed on 5 patients with 9 bilateral Miller's class I or II gingival ...